There are now 203 cases of COVID-19 in Newfoundland and Labrador, after health officials diagnosed eight new patients with COVID-19.
Seven of the cases are in Eastern Health. The other is a worker at the Dr. Charles S. Curtis Hospital in St. Anthony, part of the Labrador-Grenfell Health unit.
Among the total cases, 153 are linked to Caul’s Funeral Home in St. John’s, where one patient attended a pair of funerals between March 5 and March 7. Eleven people are in hospital, including three in intensive care. Eighteen people have also recovered from the virus.
As of their last update, the province has tested 3,386 people for the virus.